When I run node . I keep getting the error “ReferenceError: Cannot access ‘client’ before initialization”
my script is…
const { Client, Intents } = require(“discord.js”)
const client = new Client({
Intents:[
Intents.FLAGS.GUILDS,
Intents.FLAGS.GUILD_MEMBERS,
Intents.FLAGS.GUILD_MESSAGES
]
})
const config = require(“./config.js”)
client.login(config.TOKEN)
client.on(“ready”, async () => {
console.log(“Im Login!”)
client.user.setactivity(“Hello World!”)
})
Alright, so I went ahead and updated your code to the latest version of discord.js (v14).
There were a few things I had to change or swap-out, I will show you the old code that you had, and will provide the new code that you need to use.
If you’re using a different version of discord, Its not a problem but I do recommend updating to v14.
Old Code
const { Client, Intents } = require("discord.js")
const client = new Client({
Intents:[
Intents.FLAGS.GUILDS,
Intents.FLAGS.GUILD_MEMBERS,
Intents.FLAGS.GUILD_MESSAGES
]
})
const config = require("./config.js")
client.login(config.TOKEN)
client.on("ready", async () => {
console.log("Im Login!")
client.user.setactivity("Hello World!")
})
Updated Code
const { Client, GatewayIntentBits } = require("discord.js")
const client = new Client({ intents: [GatewayIntentBits.Guilds, GatewayIntentBits.GuildMembers, GatewayIntentBits.GuildMessages] });
const config = require("./config.js")
client.on("ready", async () => {
client.user.setActivity("Hello World!");
console.log("Im Login!")
});
client.login(config.token);
If you have any questions, or any issues with the updated code, please don’t hesitate to let me know!
Happy Coding,
Roman Beard
did you find out what line was causing that specific error in the original? it looked like client gets initialized pretty early
Hi! Please don’t bump old posts 
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